Growing recruiter snaps up office block

LEEDS-BASED recruiter Futures.co.uk is moving its team to a newly-acquired office building.

The 5,300 sq ft offices on Horsforth’s New Street will house 34 staff, with room to expand the team further.

The acquisition is part of an £850,000 investment, spending £750,000 on buying the building from wine merchant Bottle Green following its acquisition by Kingsland Drinks earlier this year.

It invested £100,000 in a refurbishment of the site.

Futures.co.uk, which employs a 41 strong team across its three offices, recently delivered a 68% increase in turnover to £10.6m.

Tom Liptrot is managing director of Futures.co.uk, which also has offices in Manchester and London and was previously based on Horsforth’s Feast Field Office Park. He said: “As part of our long term strategy we always wanted to buy our own premises and have waited more than seven years for the right building to become available, and as soon as we saw this property we knew it was right for us.

“It’s very close to our previous office, just a short walk from Horsforth’s bustling Town Street, and gives us the space we need to continue growing our team. It also enables us to offer a fantastic range of facilities that our clients can immediately benefit from, such as dedicated interview and training areas, which will further enhance the level of service we have become renowned for.”